Short-term rentals in Hawkshead
Hawkshead has 367 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 195 on Airbnb and 172 on Booking.com. That ranks it 475th of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom, with listings split almost evenly between Airbnb (53%) and Booking.com (47%). 74% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 41%, led by holidaycottages.co.uk (124 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 367
- Market rank
- #475 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 11
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Hawkshead
In Hawkshead, supply is split almost evenly: 195 listings on Airbnb (53%) and 172 on Booking.com (47%).
Where the listings are in Hawkshead
The dots are a representative sample of tracked short-term rentals — Airbnb in red and Booking.com in blue. Zoom and pan to explore the market, or open the full report for filters, operator overlays, and the listing-level view.
Market structure in Hawkshead
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 80% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 68% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 256 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Tarn & Fell Escapes — account for 89% of that. The other 14 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 74%
- Median market
- 41%
- Single-listing hosts
- 8%
Listings by operator portfolio size
Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.
Listings by property type
Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 78% of Hawkshead's classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (11%).
Largest operators in Hawkshead
Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked United Kingdom listings. Together, the table and directory cover every professional operator we track in this market.
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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 124 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 82,888 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 94 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 184,961 |
| 3 | Tarn & Fell Escapes | 11 | 4.93 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 1,217 |
| 4 | Cottages.com | 9 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 221,687 |
| 5 | Travelnest Ltd | 5 | 4.52 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 99,168 |
| 6 | Laik Ltd | 4 | 4.91 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 5,214 |
| 7 | LetMe Stay | 2 | 4.84 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 4,868 |
| 8 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 2 | 4.84 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,199 |
| 9 | The Coppermines & Lakes Cottages Limited | 2 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 1,237 |
| 10 | Wheelwrights Cottages Limited | 2 | 4.74 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 3,192 |
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Hawkshead among their markets. See the full interactive Hawkshead market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Hawkshead compares
Hawkshead ranks 475th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with under 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Luton 373 listings
- Cupar 370 listings
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Ironbridge 369 listings
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Sandwich 364 listings
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Porthtowan 363 listings
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Gravesend 362 listings
Photo credits
- Luton: Photo: Luton Town Hall - geograph.org.uk - 944904 by Thomas Nugent · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ironbridge: Photo: Ironbridge002 by Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sandwich: Photo: St Thomas' Hospital Sandwich, Kent by Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Porthtowan: Photo: Unicorn Inn, Porthtowan - geograph.org.uk - 534520 by Niki Walton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gravesend: Photo: Clocktower gravesend by Pireotis · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Hawkshead market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Hawkshead?
Hawkshead has 367 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 195 on Airbnb and 172 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Hawkshead?
The largest professional operator in Hawkshead is holidaycottages.co.uk, with 124 local listings.
How professionalised is the Hawkshead short-term rental market?
74% of Hawkshead's listings (270 of 367) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (41%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 80% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 68% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 256 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Tarn & Fell Escapes — account for 89% of that. The other 14 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Hawkshead?
In Hawkshead, supply is split almost evenly: 195 listings on Airbnb (53%) and 172 on Booking.com (47%).
How many professional operators run listings in Hawkshead?
11 named professional operators run listings in Hawkshead. The full roster is listed on this page, and the interactive market report maps every listing.
About this data
Figures come from myDataValue's cross-platform market snapshot of 367 public short-term rental listings in Hawkshead, matching Airbnb and Booking.com supply to the operators who run it. Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings on Airbnb or Booking.com across the United Kingdom. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .
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